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I mentioned yesterday that I was thinking of upgrading Woof to build from Ubuntu Precise Pangolin debs. I am mostly interested in an ARM build, but it follows that an x86 build gets a "free ride" (part of the way).

The problem is now solved in Woof, in the scripts '2createpackages' and '3builddistro'.

I have built Precise Puppy, did a frugal install and it boots, but only to the commandline as X fails. I think that the problem is the missing 'kbd' Xorg driver -- Puppy is setup to use it, however I think that these days we are not supposed to be using the 'mouse' and 'kbd' drivers. I know there was some discussion about this on the Forum awhile back, and some puplets have "moved on".

Anyway, that might be all that is preventing X from running. Maybe, maybe not.

I am not inclined to take on bringing an x86 (or x86_64) Precise Puppy to release status, it is just too much work, and I am going to get overloaded.

For those who don't know, Ubuntu Precise Pangolin LTS is due to be release April 26, with 5 years Long Term Support.

Posted on 16 Mar 2012, 19:18

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Posted on 17 Mar 2012, 8:42 by scsijonalternatelywhen you have time and inclination, have a look at pardus (parduslinux.pl), something similar to what iguleder (Dima) was working on with packages from source and built as part of the build process. Not arch at the moment, but it is in their ideas/plans list.

Posted on 17 Mar 2012, 9:13 by BarryKGetting WoofI should post this link, for anyone new to Woof2 and who is interested in building Precise Puppy. You need to install Woof: